French Marble Pyramid Lamp, 1970s
By Michel Boyer
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Elegant marble pyramid lamp, French work, circa 1970. Entirely made of marble with a base finished
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Marble
French Marble Pyramid Lamp, 1970s
By Michel Boyer
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Elegant marble pyramid lamp, French work, circa 1970. Entirely made of marble with a base finished
Marble
Pair of Pyramidal Marble Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pyramidal marble table lamps with brass hardware.
Marble, Brass
Mid-Century Italian Marble & Brass Pyramid Style Table Lamps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dimensions 29.50 in H x 5in W x 5in D Shade 10in H x 15in W x 15in D ________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to l...
Marble, Brass
Mid 20th Century Onyx Marble Pyramid Form Table Lamp
Located in Germantown, MD
A handcrafted onyx pyramid form lamp, typically crafted from a single piece of natural stone
Onyx
$3,035
H 14.2 in W 7 in D 5.75 in
Another Mid-Century Modern Alabaster Pyramid Design and Conical Shape Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish mineral stone 1970s table lamp of a slightly different color. We decided to publish this
Alabaster, Marble
Midcentury Coral Stone Pyramid Form Floor Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning midcentury coral stone pyramid form floor lamp, circa 1960s-1970s. This glamorous standing
Stone, Marble, Brass
Marble Italian Table lamp, circa 1970s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rare pyramid marble shaped Italian table lamp, circa 1970s.
Marble
Midcentury Marble and Brass Pyramid Lamp
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury marble and brass pyramid lamp.
Marble, Brass
Sold
H 23 in W 11.75 in D 11.75 in
Memphis Style Faux Marble Pyramid Table Lamp with Semi-Transparent Blue Detail
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memphis style pyramid table lamp made of faux white and gray marble with a small glass marble on
Epoxy Resin
Pair of Pharaoh and Pyramid Lamps by Maison Charles
By Maison Charles
Located in Paris, France
on a cubic black marble base and a pyramid shaped lamp shade also in medal. Emile-Albert Charles
Marble, Metal
Egyptian Revival Cast Iron Faux Marble Table Lamp, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Egyptian revival cast iron faux marble table lamp, circa 1900 Pyramid shaped cast iron table
Iron
1970s Cini Boeri Style Black Marble Pyramid Lamps, Pair
By Cini Boeri, Arteluce
Located in Richmond, VA
pyramid lamps. Each lamp has been rewired for US use. Small copper plaques have been applied to backside
Marble
A pair of pyramid-shaped table lamps
Located in Madrid, Madrid
A pair of pyramid-shaped Travertine-marble table-lamps.
Well-crafted antique and vintage table lamps do more than provide light; the right fixture-and-table combination can add a focal point or creative element to any interior.
Proper table lamps have long been used for lighting our most intimate spaces. Perfect for lighting your nightstand or reading nook, table lamps play an integral role in styling an inviting room. In the years before electricity, lamps used oil. Today, a rewired 19th-century vintage lamp can still provide a touch of elegance for a study.
After industrial milestones such as mass production took hold in the Victorian era, various design movements sought to bring craftsmanship and innovation back to this indispensable household item. Lighting designers affiliated with Art Deco, which originated in the glamorous roaring ’20s, sought to celebrate modern life by fusing modern metals with dark woods and dazzling colors in the fixtures of the era. The geometric shapes and gilded details of vintage Art Deco table lamps provide an air of luxury and sophistication that never goes out of style.
After launching in 1934, Anglepoise lamps soon became a favorite among modernist architects and designers, who interpreted the fixture as “a machine for lighting,” just as Le Corbusier had reimagined the house as “a machine for living in.” The popular task light owed to a collaboration between a vehicle-suspension engineer by the name of George Carwardine and a West Midlands springs manufacturer, Herbert Terry & Sons.
Some mid-century modern table lamps, particularly those created by the likes of Joe Colombo and the legendary lighting artisans at Fontana Arte, bear all the provocative hallmarks associated with Space Age design. Sculptural and versatile, the Louis Poulsen table lamps of that period were revolutionary for their time and still seem innovative today.
If you are looking for something more contemporary, industrial table lamps are demonstrative of a newly chic style that isn’t afraid to pay homage to the past. They look particularly at home in any rustic loft space amid exposed brick and steel beams.
Before you buy a desk lamp or table lamp for your living room, consider your lighting needs. The Snoopy lamp, designed in 1967, or any other “banker’s lamp” (shorthand for the Emeralite desk lamps patented by H.G. McFaddin and Company), provides light at a downward angle that is perfect for writing, while the Fontana table lamp and the beloved Grasshopper lamp by Greta Magnusson-Grossman each yield a soft and even glow. Some table lamps require lampshades to be bought separately.
Whether it’s a classic antique Tiffany table lamp, a Murano glass table lamp or even a bold avant-garde fixture custom-made by a contemporary design firm, the right table lamp can completely transform a room. Find the right one for you on 1stDibs.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.
Warm chalet style meets cool Bauhaus functionality in Pietro Cascella’s cleverly carved creation.
Patrizio Chiarparini of Brooklyn’s Duplex gallery sheds light on the lasting legacy of Italy’s postwar furniture boom.